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he was comparing jobs in california and texas. we will go to texas next. john, on our independence line, good evening. caller: i agree. the more immigrants we let in, they will go back to where they came from, not learned english, mexico, guatemala, wherever they came from, what is the point? they are taking jobs away from americans. wages do not go up. the wages down here have been low for years. because, there are many illegals in the area. that is -- what is the answer? i do not know. in order to deport them, you take them right to mexico, they are back. some of them are hard workers. how do you decide who is tuesday and who is to go? >> thanks for your call. more of your calls coming up as we look at the issue of immigration and the economy. we had a chance to do these town halls because congress is in recess until early september. we are keeping an eye. here is a tree from the representative of texas, talking about a town hall he is holding tonight. in denton starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern. another one here -- if you want to participate in the discussi
he was comparing jobs in california and texas. we will go to texas next. john, on our independence line, good evening. caller: i agree. the more immigrants we let in, they will go back to where they came from, not learned english, mexico, guatemala, wherever they came from, what is the point? they are taking jobs away from americans. wages do not go up. the wages down here have been low for years. because, there are many illegals in the area. that is -- what is the answer? i do not know. in...
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texas should not be annexed to the union. and mrs. tyler, i want you to know that i'd rather be right than be president. and i replied, my dear sir, my husband is both." i true think think that the reply is almost better than the statement from clay which we hear so frequently. >> julia having lunch with henry clay. what would that be like? >> well, amazing. very formal. for one thing. probably in the family dining room. just the two of them. it would have been informal. very courteous, a very amusing man to be with. she seems to have been for someone who hasn't climbed the political ladder and just came in from new york's society which she was a member of the old new york family, i'm sure as charming as it could be in the reportoire, chairs around the walls, butlers coming in and out. >> over the years, you've told a lot of stories to a lot of the audiences, what's the story everybody likes the most? is there such a thing? too burning of the white house, >>the flight of mrs. madison is the single -- the one that really turns people o
texas should not be annexed to the union. and mrs. tyler, i want you to know that i'd rather be right than be president. and i replied, my dear sir, my husband is both." i true think think that the reply is almost better than the statement from clay which we hear so frequently. >> julia having lunch with henry clay. what would that be like? >> well, amazing. very formal. for one thing. probably in the family dining room. just the two of them. it would have been informal. very...
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holder suing texas? >> there are some who believe that they had a birthday party and others who were not invited. much.ou so very let me express my appreciation for the broadness of this audience, reflective of those who were here in 1963 will stop this is the audience that marched hand in hand. people from all walks of life and all racial and religious backgrounds. we are women and men. we are asian. america is all about. the idea of the voting rights act being undermined and to theted is a statement world that we, too, almost two are different and bring different ideas to the table are not equal. postureou to be in the that you are six, seven, or eight feet tall. we, too, are america. i am honored to be with a man who chairs my committee. "ranking."logy is we need to do better than that. frankly, we were able to be part of the legislative construct of the voting rights act of 1965. we must honor those -- [applause] >> woo! woo! >> i will get the dr.'s question answered very quickly. i wanted us to hono
holder suing texas? >> there are some who believe that they had a birthday party and others who were not invited. much.ou so very let me express my appreciation for the broadness of this audience, reflective of those who were here in 1963 will stop this is the audience that marched hand in hand. people from all walks of life and all racial and religious backgrounds. we are women and men. we are asian. america is all about. the idea of the voting rights act being undermined and to theted...
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i felt like we had lost a friend. >> from dallas, texas, the flash apparently official. president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. 2:00 eastern time. >> i was in the ninth grade when president kennedy was assassinated. and we all knew that vice president lyndon johnson was a southerner. we were definitely afraid of that. we thought that he would get in, and then everything would be over. >> no memorial or eulogy could more eloquently honor president kennedy's memory than the earliest possible passage of the civil rights bill for which he fought so long. >> he told some of his southern friends, we're going to do this. you just be quiet. you just step aside. >> you take names and you kick ass. and there's no sense having power if you don't let your friends know you have it and your enemies know you will use it. >> five hours later, the civil rights act of 1964 is signed at the white house by president johnson. >> lyndon johnson signed it with 75 years. >> when you consider that for 100 years black people had been trying to get civil rights, and after one ma
i felt like we had lost a friend. >> from dallas, texas, the flash apparently official. president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. 2:00 eastern time. >> i was in the ninth grade when president kennedy was assassinated. and we all knew that vice president lyndon johnson was a southerner. we were definitely afraid of that. we thought that he would get in, and then everything would be over. >> no memorial or eulogy could more eloquently honor president kennedy's...
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texas leads it to one slim game. riley cooper is back with the eagles knowing that every word he utters will be scrutinized. cooper left the team for counseling for a few days after he was caught on tape making racist re, mas. the video went viral and polarized the locker room. he is hoping that one epically bad moment does not ruin his career. >> i talked to everyone individually. i told them i don't want you to forgive me because that puts the burden on you. i want it all on me. >> stanford will retire john elway's number 7 at half time at the oregon game. elway one of the greatest college and pro qb's ever. he joins stanford players with their numbers retired. the nba schedule released. the warriors have got everybody's attention. they will be on national tv17 times including opening night against the lakers and christmas night against the clippers. abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> good deal, thanks, larry. >>> two football stars step off the field. >> and they try something you would never expe
texas leads it to one slim game. riley cooper is back with the eagles knowing that every word he utters will be scrutinized. cooper left the team for counseling for a few days after he was caught on tape making racist re, mas. the video went viral and polarized the locker room. he is hoping that one epically bad moment does not ruin his career. >> i talked to everyone individually. i told them i don't want you to forgive me because that puts the burden on you. i want it all on me....
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in east texas. but your grandmother or great- grandmother question mark >> -- your grandmother or great- grandmother? >> great-grandmother. >> have you ever studied it? >> as much as i can. i have always been interested in african-american history. it is exciting what you can find. you think it is a blank wall but it is not at all. you just keep digging deeper and deeper. i enjoy that with the white house. ,he first white house was built in part, by african-american slaves. they could get the education from me european workers -- from the the european workers -- from the european workers. african-american mixed with african americans. the first bonded steward of the white house was african- american. because of things of value in the white house were under his responsibility. he died under johnson. -- sarah martin, on the massachusetts historical society, has a comment about abigail adams. ladies"remember the letter is a letter that everyone knows. what is fascinating about the comments,that the qui
in east texas. but your grandmother or great- grandmother question mark >> -- your grandmother or great- grandmother? >> great-grandmother. >> have you ever studied it? >> as much as i can. i have always been interested in african-american history. it is exciting what you can find. you think it is a blank wall but it is not at all. you just keep digging deeper and deeper. i enjoy that with the white house. ,he first white house was built in part, by african-american...
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texas should not be annexed to the union. tyler, i want you to know that i'd rather be right be president. sir, my plied, my dear husband is both." i true think think that the than the lmost better statement from clay which we hear so frequently. having lunch with henry clay. what would that be like? >> well, amazing. very formal. for one thing. dining in the family room. of them.two it would have been informal. amusing rteous, a very man to be with. she seems to have been for omeone who hasn't climbed the political ladder and just came in from new york's society which old new member of the sure as ly, i'm charming as it could be in the reportoire, chairs around the and , butlers coming in out. >> over the years, you've told a lot of stories to a lot of the what's the story everybody likes the most? is there such a thing? house, ning of the white the flight of mrs. madison is the one that really turns people on. i like mckinley. about rite story is mckinley of all people. president who changed the presidency. awar was h-ameri
texas should not be annexed to the union. tyler, i want you to know that i'd rather be right be president. sir, my plied, my dear husband is both." i true think think that the than the lmost better statement from clay which we hear so frequently. having lunch with henry clay. what would that be like? >> well, amazing. very formal. for one thing. dining in the family room. of them.two it would have been informal. amusing rteous, a very man to be with. she seems to have been for omeone...
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texas republican steve stockman is inviting the rodeo clown to perform in texas. he's attacking those of us who are offended saying something a fair goer said compares to a klan rally and we're attacked for being offended by it? stockman says quote, the liberal reaction is straight out of alinsky. they want to crush the set by polarizing anyone who questions obama even if it's a rodeo clown with a harmless gag. a harmless gag? here's a reminder of what congressman stockman is so eager to defend. >> hey let me tell these people about who we got helping. obama's going to have to just stay there. watch out for those bulls. this bull's going to get you obama. he's going to get you! >> now a sitting member of congress invited the clown to his state? speaker boehner, you got a problem. joining me now is joy reid. thank you for being here. >> good to be here. >> joy, a sitting member of congress inviting this clown to perform, what's your response? >> stockman pals around with ted nugent. look, this is another example of the republican party not understanding their brand
texas republican steve stockman is inviting the rodeo clown to perform in texas. he's attacking those of us who are offended saying something a fair goer said compares to a klan rally and we're attacked for being offended by it? stockman says quote, the liberal reaction is straight out of alinsky. they want to crush the set by polarizing anyone who questions obama even if it's a rodeo clown with a harmless gag. a harmless gag? here's a reminder of what congressman stockman is so eager to...
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texas leads it to one slim game. riley cooper is back with the eagles knowing that every word he utters will be scrutinized. cooper left the team for counseling for a few days after he was caught on tape making racist re, mas. the video went viral and polarized the locker room. he is hoping that one epically bad moment does not ruin his career. >> i talked to everyone individually. i told them i don't want you to forgive me because that puts the burden on you. i want it all on me. >> stanford will retire john elway's number 7 at half time at the oregon game. elway one of the greatest college and pro qb's ever. he joins stanford players with their numbers retired. the nba schedule released. the warriors have got everybody's attention. they will be on national tv17 times including opening night against the lakers and christmas night against the clippers. abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> good deal, thanks, larry. >>> two football stars step off the field. >> and they try something you would never expe
texas leads it to one slim game. riley cooper is back with the eagles knowing that every word he utters will be scrutinized. cooper left the team for counseling for a few days after he was caught on tape making racist re, mas. the video went viral and polarized the locker room. he is hoping that one epically bad moment does not ruin his career. >> i talked to everyone individually. i told them i don't want you to forgive me because that puts the burden on you. i want it all on me....
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or how a hospital in texas could drive up your healthcare premium? i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. >> it is a desperate gamble for millions of immigrants trying to cross the u.s.-mexico border. people will risk their own lives even that of their children for the opportunity. america tonight's rob reynolds traveled to the border areas to hear from the survivors about their challenges. some of the images in the stories they tell may be disturbing. >> reporter: a corner of the cemetery in texas is set aside for th the lost and left behind. these are the graves of unknown migrants from mexico and central america who died lonely deaths in the bad lands of south texas. >> it's horrible. it's senseless death. i don't really understand it. >> reporter: vinnie martinez is chief deputy sheriff of brooks county last year he reported well over 100 dead migrants. today numbers are on trend to exceed that. >> from year-to-date we're 92% increase from 2012. we had 129 in 2012. we see the influx. we see the volume high on pedestrians mark
or how a hospital in texas could drive up your healthcare premium? i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. >> it is a desperate gamble for millions of immigrants trying to cross the u.s.-mexico border. people will risk their own lives even that of their children for the opportunity. america tonight's rob reynolds traveled to the border areas to hear from the survivors about their challenges. some of the images in the stories they tell may be disturbing. >>...
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texas leads it to one slim game. riley cooper is back with the eagles knowing that every word he utters will be scrutinized. cooper left the team for counseling for a few days after he was caught on tape making racist re, mas. the video went viral and polarized the locker room. he is hoping that one epically bad moment does not ruin his career. >> i talked to everyone individually. i told them i don't want you to forgive me because that puts the burden on you. i want it all on me. >> stanford will retire john elway's number 7 at half time at the oregon game. elway one of the greatest college and pro qb's ever. he joins stanford players with their numbers retired. the nba schedule released. the warriors have got everybody's attention. they will be on national tv17 times including opening night against the lakers and christmas night against the clippers. abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> good deal, thanks, larry. >>> two football stars step off the field. >> and they try something you would never expe
texas leads it to one slim game. riley cooper is back with the eagles knowing that every word he utters will be scrutinized. cooper left the team for counseling for a few days after he was caught on tape making racist re, mas. the video went viral and polarized the locker room. he is hoping that one epically bad moment does not ruin his career. >> i talked to everyone individually. i told them i don't want you to forgive me because that puts the burden on you. i want it all on me....
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and from the texas board of legal specialization, board certified attorneys in your community. experienced, respected and tested. also by hillco partners, texas government affairs consultancy and its global health care consulting business unit, hillco health. and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation and viewers like you, thank you. >> hello i'm llewellyn king, the host of "white house chronicle" which is coming right up. but first a few thoughts of my own. i know the exact time, the exact place, everything about when i became old. it was at an amtrak train station and i was buying a ticket. the lady looked directly at me and said you qualify for the senior discount, don't you? so i looked around to see who she was addressing these remarks to and i was the only person there. then a doctor said to me your knees aren't too bad for a man of your age. another one said we don't screen for that in a man of your age. and so it went day after day, doctor after doctor, situation after situation the dread words for a man of your age. but i want to tell you the final ultimate insult wa
and from the texas board of legal specialization, board certified attorneys in your community. experienced, respected and tested. also by hillco partners, texas government affairs consultancy and its global health care consulting business unit, hillco health. and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation and viewers like you, thank you. >> hello i'm llewellyn king, the host of "white house chronicle" which is coming right up. but first a few thoughts of my own. i know the exact...
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or how a hospital in texas could drive up your healthcare premium? i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. >>> what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories? >> they share it. >> social media isn't an afterthought. america. >> al-jazeera social america community online. >> this is your outlet for those conversations >> post, upload and interact. >> every night, share undiscovered stories. >> the stream, tomorrow night, latest online at aljazeera.com. ♪ >> it is a desperate gamble for millions of immigrants trying to cross the u.s.-mexico border. people will risk their own lives even that of their children for the opportunity. america tonight's rob reynolds traveled to the border areas to hear from the survivors about their challenges. some of the images in the stories they tell may be disturbing. >> reporter: a corner of the cemetery in texas is set aside for th the lost and left behind. these are the graves of unknown migrants from mexico and central america who died lonely deaths in the bad lands of
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it's compiled and analyzed at the texas advanced computing center. paul is the manageñ >> what we have applied super computing technology into electrical distribution to this point? >> we are at a tipping point we are getting there that allows us to collect the data to make the insights and finding the discoveries. but that is really, been the first wave. and then once we are able to collect the data we can more definitely say what solutions are the best ones for people to pursue. >> one somewhat surprising finding, solar panels that face west are more useful because they generate more power at the end of the day when the ac's are cranked and the electric cars are plugged in. but the real solution lies in finding a practical way for people to store the energy generated when the sun is at its peek so it can be used when demand is as well. pecan's lab director showed me one of the lithium batteries that will be tested in one home. right now, electric utilities do not allow customers to attach batteries to the grid or use their solar rays to produce po
it's compiled and analyzed at the texas advanced computing center. paul is the manageñ >> what we have applied super computing technology into electrical distribution to this point? >> we are at a tipping point we are getting there that allows us to collect the data to make the insights and finding the discoveries. but that is really, been the first wave. and then once we are able to collect the data we can more definitely say what solutions are the best ones for people to pursue....
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texas is home to 2 million immigrants. there are more immigrants in texas band there are people in oklahoma. that's another thing texas can brag about. of 4.2 million people, that means about 10% of all immigrants living in america are here in texas, one third more than any state. it is almost essentially tied with new york. 16% of the texas population is an immigrant, one in six. let me give that time toin amern eight. if you look just here in dallas, about one in four. really, i think we could not be in a much better place than america to have this discussion right now. i am joined by a fabulous panel of experts. usy are going to enlighten and him pack the relationship between growth in texas. many have probably seen him on tv. it ordered member of the wall street journal, he writes about immigration, taxes, many things. i am sure you have read his articles. he has been an advocate for years, a scholar, and we are privileged to have you here, steve. thank you for coming. something you do well is
texas is home to 2 million immigrants. there are more immigrants in texas band there are people in oklahoma. that's another thing texas can brag about. of 4.2 million people, that means about 10% of all immigrants living in america are here in texas, one third more than any state. it is almost essentially tied with new york. 16% of the texas population is an immigrant, one in six. let me give that time toin amern eight. if you look just here in dallas, about one in four. really, i think we...
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percent of respondents support any government efforts to curb homosexual propaganda in fact at least to texas haven't really changed over the years it also found that four out of five russians say that they don't have a single lesbian or gay acquaintance so that is why there's been such a difference in for example the western and. national reaction versus the reaction right here in russia that's a perfect opportunity to sort of make political statements for whatever issue that comes up this is the the main sort of social hot button issue that's been raised internationally originally the law had sparked a boycott of russian vodka and gave them bars across north america and elsewhere with people dumping a box and front of russian embassy as eventually the calls moved on to boycott the twenty fourteen winter olympics in sochi and one of the prominent british actor stephen fry of course raised intense controversy when he wrote an open letter to the prime minister david cameron as well as the international olympic committee suggesting calling for a boycott suggesting fact that there should be a bo
percent of respondents support any government efforts to curb homosexual propaganda in fact at least to texas haven't really changed over the years it also found that four out of five russians say that they don't have a single lesbian or gay acquaintance so that is why there's been such a difference in for example the western and. national reaction versus the reaction right here in russia that's a perfect opportunity to sort of make political statements for whatever issue that comes up this is...
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hi, my name is jonathan betz, and i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. i started in a small television station in rural arkansas. it's a part of the country that often gets overlooked. but there are a lot of fascinating people there, a lot of fascinating stories there. i like that al jazeera will pay attention to those kinds of places. what drew me to journalism is i like the idea that we are documenting history. al jazeera documents it like none other. and to be a journalist, and to be part of a team like that? that's an incredible blessing. ♪ >>> a new development monday at america's once mighty retailer jcpenney. bill akman is dumping his shares in the company, 39 million of them. last week i told you how he used his influence to bring in ron johnson to remake jcpenney. now it's stock is down more than 30% this year alone. ron johnson is long gone, and akman has pie in his face, so he is selling his shares. so the saga of one of america's great retail icons continues. let's talk about water. the battle over water is forcing some communities to make
hi, my name is jonathan betz, and i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. i started in a small television station in rural arkansas. it's a part of the country that often gets overlooked. but there are a lot of fascinating people there, a lot of fascinating stories there. i like that al jazeera will pay attention to those kinds of places. what drew me to journalism is i like the idea that we are documenting history. al jazeera documents it like none other. and to be a...
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they just mentioned texas. what is going on in texas? >> texas is challenging. first of all, let me mind my manners, to thank all of you. i have occasion to engage in everyone. let me say the last sentence was vital. the movement must continue. and as i left texas several things are happening. one, the voter i.d. law was implemented within minutes of supreme court declaring that section 5 was invalid but even more importantly, the headline yesterday was a small town by the name of pasadena, whose mayor indicated, before the unconstitutional ruling, that he had a plan. he didn't like single-member districts which give access to many of emerging diverse populations in pasadena. he has a plan to go back to the at-large. the said now i can do it, because there is no permission i need get. there are many things, "stand your ground" laws, and an article in the edmund paper in oklahoma said the bill that jackson-lee has is promote criminals law. i have a bill that wants to review the "stand your ground" law. i believe we can engauge. i believe there are good people, al
they just mentioned texas. what is going on in texas? >> texas is challenging. first of all, let me mind my manners, to thank all of you. i have occasion to engage in everyone. let me say the last sentence was vital. the movement must continue. and as i left texas several things are happening. one, the voter i.d. law was implemented within minutes of supreme court declaring that section 5 was invalid but even more importantly, the headline yesterday was a small town by the name of...
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rights case, not to forget this past term also decided an affirmative-action case from the university of texas in which affirmative action survived by a hair. i am persuaded that in that decision the supreme court is setting up the law to strike down racial diversity as a compelling justification for race conscious affirmative action programs. taken together weakens a three things about each of those events or images, each of which offers us a perch on to the state of black politics in the united states today. about that supreme court decision, in his opinion for the courts the chief justice, justice roberts, says something that i do not think could have been said hist 50 years ago, would not have been sent 50 years ago by a member of the u.s. supreme court. there's a moment in the opinion in which he frankly admits that racial discrimination in american life, a particularly here in voting, exists, goes on to say no one denies that and yet by the end of the opinion what he has given us is a reading of the constitution which effectively says racial discrimination exists, no one denies it and we
rights case, not to forget this past term also decided an affirmative-action case from the university of texas in which affirmative action survived by a hair. i am persuaded that in that decision the supreme court is setting up the law to strike down racial diversity as a compelling justification for race conscious affirmative action programs. taken together weakens a three things about each of those events or images, each of which offers us a perch on to the state of black politics in the...
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a long time ago 30 years ago i was in our bureau in texas during the first reagan administration and spent a lot of time looking at the emergence of the hispanic vote and in fact efforts by the republican party to harness more of those voters and they have been doing it for 30 years without a consistent record of success. they have not been able to grow in any sizable way. george w. bush did very well with hispanics and did pretty well as president. his brother did ewell in florida that says it is possible for a candidate to do pretty well. but if you look at susanna martinez the governor of -- the republican governor of mexico or brian sandoval the republican governor of nevada both won elections in 2010 with a minority of the hispanic vote in their states. so it's a struggle even for a hispanic candidate and part of it is with the two parties have stood for. one of the things that both the romney and obama campaign did in this past election is we did a lot of looking at immigration and that was certainly a factor. for half the single biggest factor that pushed more voters to the de
a long time ago 30 years ago i was in our bureau in texas during the first reagan administration and spent a lot of time looking at the emergence of the hispanic vote and in fact efforts by the republican party to harness more of those voters and they have been doing it for 30 years without a consistent record of success. they have not been able to grow in any sizable way. george w. bush did very well with hispanics and did pretty well as president. his brother did ewell in florida that says it...
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i'm assuming because he said we're going to texas. what does it look for you in terms of federal authority intervening on voting rights? >> it's been great the federal government has stepped up its voting rights work. after the supreme court decision, they decided they would move all of their staff and resources in section 5 preclearance into two cases. they haven't filed section 2 cases in a long time. >> they didn't need to. >> although they could have in other states beyond the southern states. this really has been an aggressive move by the attorney general and folks recognize it. at the mamp people were giving him love because they know he's protecting civil rights and making a case why the federal government needs to be involved. texas is one of those places sovereign rights, why do the feds need to be in our business. we know why. >> this point you made about outside the south, hello, wisconsin you've been reporting on the kind of battles around labor but now these voting restrictions moving to wisconsin as well. >> rance priebu
i'm assuming because he said we're going to texas. what does it look for you in terms of federal authority intervening on voting rights? >> it's been great the federal government has stepped up its voting rights work. after the supreme court decision, they decided they would move all of their staff and resources in section 5 preclearance into two cases. they haven't filed section 2 cases in a long time. >> they didn't need to. >> although they could have in other states beyond...
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market is oversight needed because when you have a lack of that you see such tragedies as the west texas explosion and then in the fertilizer factory and also the. oil rig exploded i mean where do you draw the line well. well first of all you're drawing a line between financial and you're drawing a line between health and safety sure now moving on to health and safety and every market no gun deregulation all government has a role to protect you and i guess individuals groups corporations foreign governments that would do us harm so in that context the workplace needs to be safe and our individual workers are going to be able to accomplish that or is that a role of government pat passing that sort of legislation and then following up look i think government. i think the fertilizer example is a bad example because it's my understanding that the fertilizer company had been cited on a number of occasions prior to this happening so this seems to be a breakdown i haven't studied it i haven't looked at it but it it it doesn't seem to be a breakdown of legislation if you will or oversight it has
market is oversight needed because when you have a lack of that you see such tragedies as the west texas explosion and then in the fertilizer factory and also the. oil rig exploded i mean where do you draw the line well. well first of all you're drawing a line between financial and you're drawing a line between health and safety sure now moving on to health and safety and every market no gun deregulation all government has a role to protect you and i guess individuals groups corporations...
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back in 1960, this texas ranger memorandum says you expressed guilt to the texas rangers about killing irene garza. is this true? do you ever have trouble sleeping at night? can you just answer that question? the mcallen police and texas rangers believe you killed irene garza. are you worried about that, sir? are you concerned? feit would not answer our questions, but when we interviewed him five years ago, feit had more to say. >> did you commit the murder of irene garza? >> interesting question. the answer is no. >> he also told us what he thought of dale tacheny, the former monk who says feit admitted murdering irene. >> he says you committed the murder. >> i think he's demented. >> what about the priest, father o'brien. he says you committed the murder too and he knew you very well. [ speaking latin ] >> what does that mean, sir? >> look it up. >> he was speaking latin with a reference to the late father o'brien. it means "do not speak ill of the dead." now 80 years old, feit has done volunteer work at this local catholic food bank. >> i don't care what type of person he's become n
back in 1960, this texas ranger memorandum says you expressed guilt to the texas rangers about killing irene garza. is this true? do you ever have trouble sleeping at night? can you just answer that question? the mcallen police and texas rangers believe you killed irene garza. are you worried about that, sir? are you concerned? feit would not answer our questions, but when we interviewed him five years ago, feit had more to say. >> did you commit the murder of irene garza? >>...
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states senate voted against the voting rights act, and that was strom thursday monday and john tower of texas who was definitely a conservative. they all voted for voting rights. you had everett dirkson of illinois leading the charge with lyndon johnson for voting rights and civil rights. in those days the republican party could get a third of the black vote. here's why it's important. i'm getting tough in politics. if you only get a third of the black vote and you're a republican in big cities like philly and new york city, then you only lose effectively a third of the black vote because you get a third of the black vote, lose two-thirds net you only lose a third of the black vote when you go into statewide elections. you only lose a third of the black vote. you can win statewide, you can dominate. but if you lose 90% of black votes that means you lose a net 80%. 90 minus ten which means you get blown away statewide. that's why the republican party has made a big mistake. we're not going to beat the democrats for the black vote in our lifetime. if you can get back in the game and win a third
states senate voted against the voting rights act, and that was strom thursday monday and john tower of texas who was definitely a conservative. they all voted for voting rights. you had everett dirkson of illinois leading the charge with lyndon johnson for voting rights and civil rights. in those days the republican party could get a third of the black vote. here's why it's important. i'm getting tough in politics. if you only get a third of the black vote and you're a republican in big cities...
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mean for texas, a state where 60% of immigrants in texas are from mexico. international changes, what does that have in story? >> less immigration from mexico. we have already started to see that, whether you look at authorized or unauthorized immigration. a slowing from esko will continue into the future. are veryher side, we excited about the reforms of mexico. look at the texas economy right now. and oil and gas bone. the economy -- likely talked about earlier, it is going quickly. texans are hoping, looking into mexico saying, they are talking about an energy roof arm, can you imagine? intois how texas extends northern mexico. that would be good for the texas economy. we are hitting records in terms of our exports to national -- natural gas in mexico. we are excited about more good things to come here it >> one of the things that really bothers me, i am involved with this immigration debate. some of you may not agree. but united states senate just passed a bill that $30 billion in securing the border, and i do not know if they want to gold the wall of b
mean for texas, a state where 60% of immigrants in texas are from mexico. international changes, what does that have in story? >> less immigration from mexico. we have already started to see that, whether you look at authorized or unauthorized immigration. a slowing from esko will continue into the future. are veryher side, we excited about the reforms of mexico. look at the texas economy right now. and oil and gas bone. the economy -- likely talked about earlier, it is going quickly....
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this is one reason to be very bullish on the future of texas. the interesting thing also is texas and california are the two highest immigration states. one of the interesting things is that texas does a much, much better job in my opinion of economically assimilate in immigrants so that they are successful. telephone is much more of a welfare state. it in dr. mays immigrants into the welfare system at a much higher pace than texas does. people come to texas in my opinion for jobs. people go to california for welfare. so you're saying i think the different economic outcomes as a result of this. texas is the mall the other states should be emulating. >> the immigration discussion continues at seven eastern at c-span panel. we will take a phone calls, and you can also join the conversation on facebook and twitter. c-span town hall is live at seven eastern. each night while congress is on recess we are showing encore presentations of human agency spent too. today, former carson bob ney, the ohio republican spent a year in federal prison after plead
this is one reason to be very bullish on the future of texas. the interesting thing also is texas and california are the two highest immigration states. one of the interesting things is that texas does a much, much better job in my opinion of economically assimilate in immigrants so that they are successful. telephone is much more of a welfare state. it in dr. mays immigrants into the welfare system at a much higher pace than texas does. people come to texas in my opinion for jobs. people go to...
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for example, this fight is over voting rights in north carolina and texas. there is attorney general eric holder weighing in. that's happening at the official level. how much do you feel like the unofficial response, the sort of movement response, the activist response, even the political response is in inheritance from that civil rights movement, do we reinvent ourselves every time we fight these guys. >> it's different, i've never seen an attorney general as great as eric holder. he's going after arizona a couple years ago, he's going after texas, going to go after north carolina, i have no doubt about that somebody who has that integrity, says the government is here to protect people, not to go after people, he's talking about reducing sentences. he is a person from my point of view who obama made a wise choice, playing the first black american to be the attorney general. that means he's going to be changing the whole dialogue, i hope whoever follows him, will have the same sense that i am the government lawyer, i'm going to decide what the law's going to
for example, this fight is over voting rights in north carolina and texas. there is attorney general eric holder weighing in. that's happening at the official level. how much do you feel like the unofficial response, the sort of movement response, the activist response, even the political response is in inheritance from that civil rights movement, do we reinvent ourselves every time we fight these guys. >> it's different, i've never seen an attorney general as great as eric holder. he's...
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the civil rights community in texas has worked with the tea party in texas. texas now has passed so many that will downsize that state prison system that they are planning to shut down the first prison ever. [applause] and there is a woman who if she was here would remind us we have no permanent friends. we have no permanent enemies. we only have permanent interests. and i knew today to say that the civil-rights community of the day is focused on our permanent interest. we are winning the victory in the democratic dominated states and we are winning victory in republican dominated states and we remember what surely taught us and we intend to stand here is a movement 50 years from now having to talk frankly less about the continuation on the old battles that have been handed down to us from people that are no longer with us and more about commemoration there is 50 years after the i have a dream speech. let's remember that we are leading and we are winning. and in those places it seems darkest right now and hardest right now, we have one there before and again.
the civil rights community in texas has worked with the tea party in texas. texas now has passed so many that will downsize that state prison system that they are planning to shut down the first prison ever. [applause] and there is a woman who if she was here would remind us we have no permanent friends. we have no permanent enemies. we only have permanent interests. and i knew today to say that the civil-rights community of the day is focused on our permanent interest. we are winning the...
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got some breaking news out of texas. a military jury has unanimously recommended the death penalty for ft. hood shooter major nidal hasan. he was convicted of killing those 13 people and wounding some 32 others in a massacre at the texas army base back in 2009. ed lavandera has been down there for the trial. ed, i know just reading about the closing arguments today, incredibly emotional inside that courtroom. >> reporter: brooke, it was incredibly powerful the way prosecutors wrapped up the testimony and the work here in this -- what is a court martial that is now into its fourth week. prosecutors before sending the jury off to deliberate went one by one with poignant snapshots of each of the 13 victims. talking about their family members, the struggles that they've had coping with the loss and everything that they've had to deal with. and it was extremely powerful. and if there was any doubt in these jurors' minds, they had seen all along as nidal hasan basically had put up no fight, that he wanted to become a martyr, b
got some breaking news out of texas. a military jury has unanimously recommended the death penalty for ft. hood shooter major nidal hasan. he was convicted of killing those 13 people and wounding some 32 others in a massacre at the texas army base back in 2009. ed lavandera has been down there for the trial. ed, i know just reading about the closing arguments today, incredibly emotional inside that courtroom. >> reporter: brooke, it was incredibly powerful the way prosecutors wrapped up...
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so they both died in their 40s >> reporter: she was raised by her grandmother, first in texas where burnett was born. then in hollywood where they shared a one-room apartment. they lived on government assistance. their own escape was the movies. >> nanny would save up her pennies. at times i think sometimes i would see maybe eight movies a week. >> reporter: she never thought she would be a star herself. she actually wanted to be a writer. so she enrolled at ucla and found herself playing a hill billy in the theater arts program. on her first night on stage, everything changed. >> all i said was, "i'm back." and everybody laughed. and i thought, whoa, this is... i like this feeling. i really like this feeling. >> reporter: that feeling took her to broadway. >> i've always been shy. ♪ i confess that i'm shy >> reporter: there she landed the starring role in "once upon a mattress." >> once i got out there and started to belt out the first number, i felt again like i'm back. >> carol burnett. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the small screen soon took notice. before long, the woman once
so they both died in their 40s >> reporter: she was raised by her grandmother, first in texas where burnett was born. then in hollywood where they shared a one-room apartment. they lived on government assistance. their own escape was the movies. >> nanny would save up her pennies. at times i think sometimes i would see maybe eight movies a week. >> reporter: she never thought she would be a star herself. she actually wanted to be a writer. so she enrolled at ucla and found...
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the department of justice going after the state of texas again. attorney general eric holder determined to allow voting nationwide
the department of justice going after the state of texas again. attorney general eric holder determined to allow voting nationwide
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the a's get a win to remain two and a half games behind texas in the west. the giants in colorado and they even the series at a game apiece starting off with a bang. top of first and hunter pence with a man on and see yeah. a two-run shot and 2-0g-men. pablo sandoval got that one. back to back jacks. it is the first time the giants have done it all year. 3-0 after a half an inning. petite gets the start and goes 6 and strikes out 6 for his first win of the year. the giants win it 5-3 in denver. upset alert. serena williams has been ousted by 719-year-old american victoria duvall. facing a top 20 opponent for the first time and her first win in a major in three sets. in a flash she becomes the darling of the tournament. listen for yourself. >> i just tried to stay in the moment. i don't know. i am really excited right now. >> how cute is that? federer and djokovic move on. this abc7 sports report is brought to you by river riverwalk casino. as i said earlier, that's what sports is all about, the underdog coming through. >> she's adorable and 17 and it sounds
the a's get a win to remain two and a half games behind texas in the west. the giants in colorado and they even the series at a game apiece starting off with a bang. top of first and hunter pence with a man on and see yeah. a two-run shot and 2-0g-men. pablo sandoval got that one. back to back jacks. it is the first time the giants have done it all year. 3-0 after a half an inning. petite gets the start and goes 6 and strikes out 6 for his first win of the year. the giants win it 5-3 in denver....
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governor rick perry from texas. $100 million from a program created part of obama care. it's almost as if there's much in the law that republicans would like if only they felt able to give the legislation a chance. if republicans could get beyond their broad side opposition, jeffrey, is there a lot that they agree with in the bill? >> well, there's a lot that republicans 10 or 20 years ago would agree with because a lot of what was in this law came from proposals from the republicans. this is a bit odd. the program perry is trying to buy into doesn't have anything to do with what most of us would think of when we think obama care. it's not about a medicaid expansion, or tax credits for people who don't get insurance at work to get cheaper health insurance. this is about people who have developmental disabilities who now have to go into nursing homes to get treated. what this law is trying to do is make it easier for them to get cared for at home. this is an idea that the bush administration also advanced in its own way during the eight years that he was president. and wh
governor rick perry from texas. $100 million from a program created part of obama care. it's almost as if there's much in the law that republicans would like if only they felt able to give the legislation a chance. if republicans could get beyond their broad side opposition, jeffrey, is there a lot that they agree with in the bill? >> well, there's a lot that republicans 10 or 20 years ago would agree with because a lot of what was in this law came from proposals from the republicans....
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the a's get a win to remain two and a half games behind texas in the west. the giants in colorado and they even the series at a game apiece starting off with a bang. top of first and hunter pence with a man on and see yeah. a two-run shot and 2-0g-men. pablo sandoval got that one. back to back jacks. it is the first time the giants have done it all year. 3-0 after a half a inning. petite gets the start and goes 6 and strikes out 6 for his first win of the year. the giants win it 5-3 in denver. upset alert. serena williams has been ousted by 719-year-old american victoria duvall. facing a top 20 opponent for the first time and her first win in a major in three sets. in a flash she becomes the darling of the tournament. listen for yourself. >> i just tried to stay in the moment. i don't know. i am really excited right now. >> how cute is that? federer and djokovic move on. this abc7 sports report is brought to you by river riverwalk casino. as i said earlier, that's what sports is all about, the underdog coming through. >> she's adorable and 17 and it sounds l
the a's get a win to remain two and a half games behind texas in the west. the giants in colorado and they even the series at a game apiece starting off with a bang. top of first and hunter pence with a man on and see yeah. a two-run shot and 2-0g-men. pablo sandoval got that one. back to back jacks. it is the first time the giants have done it all year. 3-0 after a half a inning. petite gets the start and goes 6 and strikes out 6 for his first win of the year. the giants win it 5-3 in denver....
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the a's get a win to remain two and a half games behind texas in the west. the giants in colorado and they even the series at a game apiece starting off with a bang. top of first and hunter pence with a man on and see yeah. a two-run shot and 2-0g-men. pablo sandoval got that one. back to back jacks. it is the first time the giants have done it all year. 3-0 after a half an inning. petite gets the start and goes 6 and strikes out 6 for his first win of the year. the giants win it 5-3 in denver. upset alert. serena williams has been ousted by 719-year-old american victoria duvall. facing a top 20 opponent for the first time and her first win in a major in three sets. in a flash she becomes the darling of the tournament. listen for yourself. >> i just tried to stay in the moment. i don't know. i am really excited right now. >> how cute is that? federer and djokovic move on. this abc7 sports report is brought to you by river riverwalk casino. as i said earlier, that's what sports is all about, the underdog coming through. >> she's adorable and 17 and it sounds
the a's get a win to remain two and a half games behind texas in the west. the giants in colorado and they even the series at a game apiece starting off with a bang. top of first and hunter pence with a man on and see yeah. a two-run shot and 2-0g-men. pablo sandoval got that one. back to back jacks. it is the first time the giants have done it all year. 3-0 after a half an inning. petite gets the start and goes 6 and strikes out 6 for his first win of the year. the giants win it 5-3 in denver....